“God’s word and sacramental gifts, accompanied by the prayers and presence of sisters and brothers in Christ, are also the means of grace for people in circumstances outside the primary worshipping assembly: in times of crisis, when confronting matters of sickness and health, in the time of dying and after death, and on many other

by Seminarian Stephanie Berkas Come join us Wednesday evenings! As we continue on this Lenten journey together, I invite you to pause and reflect on these words from the Rev. Amy Butler, a Baptist minister in Washington, D.C: “We’re smart and good, pretty and talented, witty and full of great ideas. We go to work every